Company · Worcester
Bakewell Farms Limited
Bakewell Farms Limited is an active UK company (number 01212285), incorporated 1975, with 2 current directors, Clare Meers and Richard James Birchley. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Margaret Birchley 2007-2012 View profile
- Margaret Birchley 1996-2012 View profile
- John Philip Bakewell 1996 View profile
- Charles Adrian Birchley 2014 View profile
- Mary Elizabeth Bakewell 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds; Raising of sheep and goats; Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 13/05/1975
- Registered office
- Worcester
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Richard James Birchley
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - Clare Meers
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01
Group
No holder of more than 50% of the shares or voting rights, or of the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors, is recorded on the PSC register for Bakewell Farms Limited.
Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.
Financials
- Net assets
- £4,302
- Total assets
- £4,302
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Richard James Birchley Director · appointed 1999
- Clare Meers Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Richard James Birchley Director · appointed 1999
- Clare Meers Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Richard James Birchley Director · appointed 1999
- Clare Meers Director · appointed 2014
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01212285
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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